European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . Checks Iraq for germ weapons arrives in open Baghdad Iraq a . Officials saturday began to investigate whether Iraq has germ warfare capabilities As required under terms of the cease fire that ended the persian Gulf War. A i Haive an open mind at this stage a said team Leader David Kelly. A the iraqis have not declared biological weapons capability. We will go to Sites which we deem to be associated with biological  a . Teams investigating iraqis nuclear and chemical weapons programs have already made inspections under the ceasefire terms which Call for eliminating iraqis weapons of mass destruction. The fourth nuclear inspection since May is now going on. Biological weapons use forms of bacteria viruses fungi or naturally occurring toxins. Such weapons can be unleashed As liquids to contaminate drinking water or As aerosols dropped by bombs.  the persian Gulf War Western intelligence reports suggested that Iraq possessed some biological weapons although the Baghdad regime has denied the reports and none was Ever used against the Allied forces. In Baghdad Kelly said he and others on his 28-member team were holding discussions with iraqi officials and a we have no indication that they possess such  the team arrived Friday. Depending on its findings the team is a prepared to be Here for a week or longer a he said. Western intelligence officials have said in the past that Iraq May have weapons capable of causing anthrax typhoid and cholera produced at a factory South of Baghdad. . Congressional investigators found that the Commerce department approved sales of More than 20 shipments of biological agents to Iraq before its invasion of Kuwait last August. These included shipments of bacteria protozoa and fungi. The Sellers in the United states said they were told the germs would be used to manufacture vaccines. On Friday . Secretary general Javier p6rez de Cuellar announced a plan for stringent monitoring of iraqis nuclear chemical and missile facilities for years to come. The sweeping plan even dictates that Iraq must rewrite its Domestic legislation to outlaw production of nuclear chemical and other weapons of mass destruction and punish anyone who contributes to related military research. The plans were made Public on Friday the first anniversary of the iraqi invasion of Kuwait. The invasion led to the persian Gulf War with a massive . Military intervention under . Command. Iraqis . Ambassador Abdul Amir Al Anbari denounced de Cuellari a proposal As harsh and unjust. Iraq said its disclosures on the nations weapons capabilities arc Complete but the United states and the United nations have sought More information. In a report last week . Inspectors said they found 46,000 chemical weapons a about four times More than the 11,000 to 12,000 weapons initially declared by Iraq. They also found 3,000 tons of chemicals used to make weapons a almost five times the 650 tons Iraq had  Calls off reassignment travel delays by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau. Washington a the air Force wont delay the reassignment moves of nearly 5,000 service members assigned to Europe officials said Friday. Because of a funding shortfall in the services military personnel spending account officials had announced july 14 that personnel moving in August and september would have their departures postponed by several weeks. But air Force officials in the Pentagon said they have received a verbal assurances that Congress would very shortly approve a request to allow the service to shift Money within its budget to cover the funding shortage making the tour extensions unnecessary. The service had planned to delay the departures of about 2,300 personnel who had been scheduled to move in August until Early september while about 2,400 personnel slated to leave in Early september were to be delayed until the last two weeks of that month. The air Force sent a message july 30 cancelling those changes. The message said personnel who would have been affected will proceed on their original departure dates. A we realize that some people a those with departure dates in Early August for example a wont have time to out process and leave on their original dates a said capt. Tom Gilroy a spokesman for the air Force military personnel Center at Randolph fab Texas. A in those situations local personnel offices Are authorized to work out some other departure Date a Gilroy said. The crisis in the services personnel funding accounts has been building for several months but came to a head because of the volcanic eruption of mount Pina Tubo in the Philippines in june which forced the evacuation of about 17,000 military personnel and family members from nearby Clark a. Funds had been tight even before that because of a decision to shorten tour lengths in the Philippines Over increased terrorist activity there As Well As worldwide draw Down actions. Those factors accelerated the number of re assignment moves in fiscal 1991 beyond what the air Force had budgeted for officials said. Terrence Lee far right with his new family j.r., staff sgt. Brady and Verlyne Preston. A amps Ron Mckinney red tape hampers family s Effort to by Ron Mckinney staff writer Hanau Germany a eight year old Terrence Lee was left with friends when his father discharged from the army last fall said he was going out to look for a Job on the German Economy. A the said he was going to come the next Day to pick me up. But he did no to Terrence said. What will happen to Terrence is unclear. His fathers discharge from the military Cost Terrence his status As a military dependent and left him outside the control of . Officials. An official with the German youth office said an abandoned american child not connected with the . Military would normally be placed in a German orphanage. However an american military family in Hanau is keeping Terrence and wants to adopt him. A obviously this Case is unique a said Glen Corlin a social worker with the 209th general dispensary in Hanau. A if he a abandoned by someone in the military and we can to locate them wed put them in Foster care and arrange to have them returned to relatives or Foster care in the  German youth officials handling the Case have been unable to find any stateside relatives. Since january Terrence has lived with staff  boy on Page 2